MariaDB Server not creating .sock file on Linux

Hey guys,

I am trying to setup a LAMP server on my computer, all is installed, but when I try to access the MariaDB using PHP, it gives me: mysqli_connect(): (HY000/2002): No such file or directory, I asked PHP and they said that is because MariaDB is not creating a mysql.sock file, I tried adding

socket=/tmp/mysql.sock

To my.cnf, but it doesn't get created, I also tried changing:

PrivateTmp=true

To false and still nothing.

Without that file I cannot conenct to it using the computer name or localhost, instead I have to use the IP of the computer.

What can I do?

Thanks